Question

in america

1. Medical costs in the last year of life amount to about 30% of the entire Medicare budget.

   1. True
   2. False
2. Question 35

   1 Point

   The concept of rationing health care on the basis of age is acceptable to most Americans.

   1. True
   2. False
3. Question 36

   1 Point

   The following are ethical principles that should always be applied when working with older adults ______

   1. the right to make their own decisions

   2. their right to privacy

   3. their right to keeping personal information confidential

   4. all of the above

4. Question 37

   1 Point

   There has been an increase in the number of elderly people residing in skilled nursing since the year 2000.

   1. True
   2. False

Answer 1

1. Answer is false because in America the medical costs in the last year of life amount to about 18% of the entire Medicare budget.

2. Answer is true because it is fact that the concept of rationing health care is accepted by Americans on the basis of age, because age plays important role in the formation of medical policies.

3. All of the above because this is the first ethical principle of medical staff to keep their patients information private and also they don’t force their decision on the patients and should take care of privacy not to reveal and any illegal information shouldn’t be delivered.

4. Answer is true because people loved to reside under skilled nurse because of better take care and also skilled nurses have more knowledge with years of experience.